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Investigating the role of attachment styles, dysfunctional attitudes, and spirituality in predicting membership in addicted and non‐addicted groups
Author(s) -
Karimi Zahra,
Haghshenas Leila,
Mohtashami Tayebeh,
Dehkordi Mahnaz Aliakbari
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psych journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2046-0260
pISSN - 2046-0252
DOI - 10.1002/pchj.254
Subject(s) - dysfunctional family , attachment theory , psychology , addiction , insecure attachment , ambivalence , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , spirituality , scale (ratio) , multilevel model , social psychology , psychiatry , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics , machine learning , computer science
Drug addiction as a biological, psychological, and social issue affects all dimensions of one's life. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of attachment styles, dysfunctional attitudes, and spirituality in predicting membership in addicted and non‐addicted groups. This was a cross‐sectional study conducted on 60 addicted people and 60 non‐addicted people. The Adult Attachment Scale of Hazan and Shaver, Allport Religious Orientation Scale, and the 26‐item Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS‐26) were used to measure the variables. Based on the results, which were analyzed by logistic regression analysis, the variables of attachment style and dysfunctional attitude can significantly predict drug addiction ( p < .001). However, avoidant attachment style and spirituality cannot predict readiness for addiction. The results of this study indicate the importance of safe and ambivalent attachment styles and dysfunctional attitudes. Thus, attending to these factors in studies and interventions related to the treatment of substance abuse disorders is essential.